Six months after Governor Healey filed her administration’s original tax relief bill and one month after a Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 budget that reflects the cost of a tax relief package was signed into law, House and Senate conferees have yet to produce their version of a final tax package. MTF has written extensively on the need for sustainable tax relief, the specifics of each legislative proposal, and made recommendations for the final bill.

This Bulletin reconsiders the current fiscal context and once again makes the case that a major tax package is paid for, affordable, and overdue.